Chlorella is a green single-celled algae cultivated in fresh water ponds. It has a grass-like smell because of the high amounts of chlorophyll in it, the highest concentration of any plant in the world. It has existed on the plant for billions of years and was one of the first foods to appear. Fossils of Chlorella have been found dating back 3 billion years. Chlorella is one of the healthiest, most potent foods in existence. In addition to being a perfect food for humans, lower grades of Chlorella are fed to livestock all over the world.

Watershed Chlorella is carefully cultivated in huge fresh water ponds. The water it is grown in is ozonated then filtered for purity. Chlorella quadruples approximately every 24 hours, which is a sign of its genetic purity and miraculous abilities to heal our bodies. For instance, Chlorella causes the friendly bacteria in the human stomach (Lactobacilli) to multiple at four times the rate of normal.

If the cell wall of the Chlorella is not broken open, the nutrients in Chlorella are not accessible, yet not all Chlorella producers adequately open the cell wall. It is this outer fibrous cell wall that differentiates Chlorella from any other algae. It is a unique dietary fiber found no where else in nature that builds up in the body over time, binders with heavy metal, radiation and other synthetic toxins and effectively removes them. The producer of Watershed Chlorella uses the pressure differential method of rupturing the outer fiber shell rather than crushing it as many other Chlorella producers use. We raise the pressure in a holding tank where the Chlorella is stored, then suddenly release it. This is the most effective and organic method of breaking open the cell wall because it does not disturb the nutrients in Chlorella yet allows full access to them. And nothing comes in contact with the Chlorella the way other methods use. By crushing the Chlorella shell, as other Chlorella producers’ practice, many of the nutrients are scattered and do not remain together as they should. Our process opens 99.9% of the Chlorella we produce, the highest open-wall rating of any brand on the market.

As discussed, our manufacturer uses a different process, and we believe, more effective method of rupturing Chlorella's fibrous outer shell which is necessary to get at the nutrients. We believe Watershed Chlorella is the finest Chlorella that can be found on the market and most importantly, it is far more economical than much of the other Chlorella you will find on the market. We buy direct and pass along the savings to you.

There are over 70,000 species of algae. Some are highly nutritious, others are extremely toxic. Watershed Chlorella is a very specific strain of algae known as Chlorella Pyrensoida. The only other algae we recommend is Spirulina Pacific, which the Watershed also sells. While there are other consumable algae such as Duniella, a blue-green algae, none approach the nutriceutical properties of Chlorella and Spirulina.

Chlorella Pyrensoida was identified around the end of the 19th century. The Japanese began studying it more closely in the 1940's and are responsible for much of Chlorella's popularity today. The Japanese take more Chlorella per capita than Americans take vitamin C, America's most popular Vitamin. However, Chlorella is many times more powerful a whole-food than any other multivitamin or supplement on the market.

While Chlorella is very popular in Japan and throughout the Orient, it has only recently gained notoriety in the West. It has not become a popularized fad such as Melatonin, MSM, St. John's Wort and other herbs that explode on the market then disappear quickly when interest is lost in them. Chlorella is slowly becoming more widely known as its astounding and profound health benefits are revealed through scientific study and word of mouth. Because of its incredible nutritive properties, when Chlorella finally does become a household word, its stay with us will be permanent, not temporary like so many of the herbs and hormones that have made it onto the cover of popular news magazines.

Watershed Chlorella is grown in Taiwan by the world's largest Chlorella manufacturer. They have no other business but that of cultivating and selling Chlorella. It is scrutinized for purity and bacterial contamination by on-site laboratories. It is a highly regulated product and is the only Chlorella in the world exported and allowed to be sold in Japan that is not produced in Japan. To achieve this, it had to be certified by the Japanese Ministry of Health, which is the only governmental health authority in the world to have adopted and standardized Chlorella quality and certification.

Besides the fact that it is a perfect food which provides the body with nearly all its nutritional needs, it is a powerful Immune System Builder, extremely Detoxifying and excellent for the Digestion. The various health benefits of Chlorella are discussed in this and other Watershed related articles.

Chlorella is one of the MOST scientifically researched foods in human history, as is Spirulina, which NASA has determined will be one of the first foods grown on the space station when it is completed. The research done on both of these has come from all over the world by scientists at universities, private industry and Chlorella manufacturers themselves. Not a single negative aspect of Chlorella has ever been sited as far as human health is concerned.

Three to four grams per day is a good maintenance dosage of Chlorella for a person to take. With this amount, you will not notice significant changes, and your body will get many of the nutrients it must have to function properly such amino acids (protein), vital minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates and enzymes. However, a person taking 5-7 grams per day is quite common and at this level you will notice significant changes in digestion, energy and overall health. At higher dosages such as 10-12 grams per day, a person could stop eating meat and feel confident that they were getting an adequate amount of protein and other necessary nutrients that meat provides.

The first thing is better digestion, especially if you have bad breath or constipation. Both these are readily handled by taking small doses of Chlorella. However, many of the benefits of Chlorella are subtle and not easily determined by how a person feels. For instance, Chlorella has been demonstrated to remove heavy metals and other synthetics from the body by actually binding with them so they may be pulled from the bloodstream. However, this result can only be measured if the level of heavy metals in the bloodstream are known before and after a person starts taking Chlorella. It takes approximately 3-6 months for heavy metals begin to be removed from the blood depending on the amount of Chlorella that is being taken. If it has been determined that a person does have heavy metals in their body, they should begin by taking 15-20 grams per day depending on the level of heavy metals that are present.

Chlorella can be taken at any time of the day. It can be taken all at once or it can be taken in small dosages throughout the day, which is preferable. It is best taken 20-30 minutes before mealtime so it can help with digestion and intake of nutrients. Morning is also a good time to take Chlorella, but never just before or after drinking coffee or a soft drinks since caffeine is extremely detrimental to the digestive process.

As previously mentioned, Chlorella causes the bacteria in our stomachs, the Lactobacilli, to multiply at 4 times the rate of normal. This helps provide very good digestion and more importantly, better assimilation of nutrients.

This will depend on what they are sick with and how sick they are. A dosage of 10-20 grams a day is recommended for someone who is sick, especially with a chronic disease such as cancer. It is also recommended that people who are sick take Spirulina in addition to Chlorella in order to reap the full benefits of both these powerful, healing nutriceuticals.

It is a food that provides the body with the proper nutrition so it can heal itself. The self-healing capabilities of the human body are astounding, however, we often do not given it the proper amino acids, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates that it needs.

It is best to think of Chlorella as a food because that is exactly what it is: one of the purest, most potent foods on earth. A person can not take too much Chlorella because it is naturally detoxifying. Therefore the fear of Chlorella accumulating and becoming toxic to the body is not present. However, there is a "comfort level" with every person where he or she knows how much Chlorella to take per day. In general, that level will be about 5-8 grams per day.

No. If it had it would no longer contain any enzymes, one of the most powerful and important aspects of Chlorella and Spirulina. Any food that has been cooked, processed, pasteurized or freeze-dried has lost its enzymes, which are of vital importance to good health regardless of our age.

As we get older, our bodies eventually loose the ability to manufacture enzymes and we need thousands of different enzymes for our body to function properly! Of all the things missing from our diet, enzymes are at the top of the list because of our tendency to eat only cooked, pasteurized, processed or preserved foods. The only place to get enzymes is from fresh fruit and vegetables, foods such as Chlorella and Spirulina.

The intake of nutrients is hindered greatly as we age because of this depletion of digestive enzymes and the lack of Hydrochloric Acid in our stomachs which breaks down the food we eat so the nutrients may be assimilated by the body. This chronic lack of nutrients in the body over many years along with the build up of toxins in the body and brain is one of the major factors relating to the health problems that all of us, especially the elderly, face today. For instance, autopsies of Alzheimer patients have all found high levels of aluminum in the brain. Toxins are replete throughout our environment, in the air we breath and the food we eat. They are simply a part of nature that we can not avoid. By taking Chlorella and Spirulina, we help eliminate these problems because of the nutrition and enzymes they provide and powerful detoxification properties they possess.

Yes, it is. Chlorella has been shown to stimulate the production of interferon, one of our body's greatest natural defenses against cancer. One of the ways to fight cancer is the use of agents to stimulate macrophage production and activity. Interferon is a natural secretion of the body that is thought to be a stimulator of macrophages. Chlorella stimulates the activity of T-cells and macrophages by increasing interferon levels thus enhancing the immune system's ability to combat foreign invaders whether they are bacteria, viruses, chemicals or foreign proteins.

It is not uncommon for people who have cancer to take as much as 30 grams of Chlorella per day. One person with bone cancer showed tremendous results after 6 months of taking 20 grams of Chlorella per day. The most positive results appeared in the protein numbers of his blood work which had all moved into normal range, some as much as 30-40% movement in that time period.

Yes. Chlorella can be powdered (if it is not already) and mixed with water into a paste and applied over a cut, scrap, rash or serious wound to help effectively heal it. It is the Chlorella Growth Factor in the Chlorella that makes it such an effective healer of human tissue. After consuming Chlorella for approximately one year (at levels of 5-7 grams per day) a person will notice significant healing improvement of cuts, scrapes, and wounds without the need to apply it topically.

Absolutely. In fact, Chlorella has been shown to promote rapid growth in children, as well as build in them superior immune systems. In studies with identical twins, the one given the chlorella grew much faster, much healthier and had much fewer instances of colds, flu, etc. than the twin who was not given Chlorella.

1 to 1 1/2 grams per day (4-6 tablets per day - 250 mg each). Spirulina can be given in the same amounts daily as well.

Amino acids (protein), enzymes (including pepsin for digestion), vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. One could easily live on nothing else. Along with Spirulina, it is one of the world's more perfect and powerful foods.

60% of Chlorella is protein, which is in the form of amino acids. Chlorella contains 18 of 22 known amino acids and is considered a complete protein, meaning that it has the essential 8 amino acids. It is a far superior protein source to others such as meat, fish and eggs because these are secondary protein, meaning that the amino acids have already been formed into protein to become the flesh of an egg or another animal. When we eat a food such as meat, our bodies must first break down the protein into amino acids then reform them into the proteins that our body needs. This is inefficient and not nearly as effective as simply taking pure amino acids to begin with.

The human body wants to form long complex chains of amino acids into the tens of thousands of different protein structures the body needs to perform functions all over the body. However, if one amino acid is missing, then an incomplete protein will form that will not function as effectively as a complete protein. There is no other natural source of protein available that provides such a complete and balanced array of amino acids than Chlorella and Spirulina.

Yes. As the body begins to get these pure nutrients that it must have to function properly, increased vitality and energy will certainly follow. Spirulina is also a very potent source of energy. A gram or two of Chlorella or Spirulina in the morning will provide the body with lots of energy. However, unlike sugar, caffeine or other "energy pick-me-ups", Chlorella and Spirulina do not lift you up then let you down soon after because they are not drugs of any sort. They are pure nutrients. They last much long and since they are pure nutrients, there is never a let-me-down or "low feeling" afterward. This is also true of Ionized Water.

It would not hurt to keep taking multivitamins with Chlorella, but in our opinion multivitamins are not needed. Chlorella and Spirulina contain a wide array of vital vitamins, minerals and enzymes and yet are much more economical than most vitamins.

No. Chlorella is a whole-food, very much unlike most commercial vitamins. While it contains a wide array of vitamins, minerals and enzymes, Chlorella is superior to vitamin supplements in many ways, one being that it is natural and the vitamins and minerals in Chlorella are bio-chelated, which means they are naturally wrapped in amino acids so the body will more readily take them in. Vitamins are nothing more than an amalgam of concentrates and extracts that have been artificially stitched together because on paper they look like they should provide balanced nutrition. A whole food such as Chlorella provides the body with a stunning amount of nutrients that are naturally balanced, can NEVER accumulate in the body and become toxic and therefore are far superior to any man-made nutritional formula.

The CGF is an amalgam of RNA, DNA, amino acids, vitamins and minerals whose exact properties have not yet been identified. In children it promotes rapid growth; in adults, it builds their immune systems while promoting rapid tissue healing, both internally and externally. It also strengthens our body's ability to recover quickly from strenuous exercise and even disease. The CGF is central to Chlorella's amazing ability to heal the human body and is what makes Chlorella THE most powerful whole food in existence.

Chlorella has an indigestible outer fibrous shell that must be broken open in order to get at the nutrients and CGF. It is this fibrous outer shell that actually binds with heavy metals in the blood to pull them out of the tissue and bloodstream. This detoxification of heavy metals and other chemical toxins in the blood will take 3-6 months to build up enough to begin this process depending on the dosage of Chlorella a person is taking. It is also this fibrous material that greatly augments healthy digestion and overall digestive tract health.

As previously discussed, many of the health problems that face the elderly today, including dementia to Alzheimer’s Disease can be traced in part to the accumulation of toxins and heavy metals in the body and brain, as well as chronic lack of the assimilation of nutrients because of the depletion of digestive enzymes and bacteria. These must be removed by detoxification on a continuous basis throughout a person's life if they expect to remain healthy. Chlorella is a superior digestive that enhances and facilitates the intake of nutrients when taken before eating.

The level of acidity or alkalinity in the body is critical. A soft drink such as a cola has a pH 2.5. Our bodies should maintain a pH in the neighborhood of 7.0. This means the cola is literally thousands of time more acidic than our bodies. It also means that an extremely acid liquid such as a soft drink is sitting in a aluminum container that has a neutral pH. Since nature always strives remain balances in every sense, it can be assumed that the cola with a pH 2.5 is trying to leach the aluminum from the neutral can in order to balance itself. If you must drink soda, never drink it from a can. Never cook in aluminum pots or pans, or use antiperspirants with aluminum in them. They may slowly accumulate in your body and brain through years of continuous use.